Epigraph: And He has already revealed to you in the Book that, when you hear the Signs of Allah being denied and mocked at, sit not with them until they engage in a talk other than that; for in that case you would be like them. (Al Quran 4:141) Harris […]
The Middle East is experiencing yet another one of its periodic convulsions. The region lives from crisis to crisis, but the events in Iraq last week may speak to something larger, a geopolitical watershed that leaves key players in disarray. After $1tn in total spending, US hopes for Iraq are […]
151. Lend to Allah a goodly loan [73:21] Surely, thy Lord knows that thou standest up praying for nearly two thirds of the night, and sometimes half or a third thereof, and also a party of those who are with thee. And Allah determines the measure of the night and […]
151. Lend to Allah a goodly loan [73:21] Surely, thy Lord knows that thou standest up praying for nearly two thirds of the night, and sometimes half or a third thereof, and also a party of those who are with thee. And Allah determines the measure of the night and […]
152. Render not vain your alms by taunt and injury [2:265] O ye who believe! render not vain your alms by taunt and injury, like him who spends his wealth to be seen of men, and he believes not in Allah and the Last Day. His case is like the […]
152. Render not vain your alms by taunt and injury [2:265] O ye who believe! render not vain your alms by taunt and injury, like him who spends his wealth to be seen of men, and he believes not in Allah and the Last Day. His case is like the […]
My dear Better Half The Fifa World Cup is here and here are the rules: 1. The remote control belongs to me for the entire month. 2. Tell all your friends not to give birth or wed or die or whateva during the World Cup coz we won’t […]
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – The Taliban on Monday warned foreign firms to leave Pakistan and vowed retaliatory strikes against the government after the Pakistan Army launched a long-awaited offensive in a tribal area. The statement came as Pakistan’s major cities braced for a backlash by deploying thousands of soldiers and paramilitaries […]
Source: The Muslim Village The Brazil 2014 World Cup kicked off earlier this week with an abundance of Muslim players dotting the football landscape. Being an integral part of football, […]
Source: Stratfor. Revisiting a Mysterious Meeting in Sochi Just days before the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant-led offensive in Iraq, a quiet meeting took place at Russian President Vladimir Putin’s vacation spot in Sochi on June 3. Putin invited Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal to see him and […]
UN.org: The need for early action, and the crucial role of responding early to human rights violations, is at the heart of the “Rights up Front” initiative. “Rights up Front” […]
Huff Post: (RNS) Recent college grads, take note: Mentioning a campus religion group on your resume — particularly a Muslim club — may lead to significantly fewer job opportunities. Two new sociology studies find new graduates who included a religious mention on a resume were much less likely to hear […]
NY Times: WASHINGTON — It was, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg later said, “such a delightful surprise.” In a 2003 Supreme Court opinion, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist suddenly turned into a feminist, denouncing “stereotypes about women’s domestic roles.” Justice Ginsburg said the chief justice’s “life experience” had played a part in the […]
Source: The Huffington Post The WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has left in place a court decision that said public high school graduations in a church adorned with religious […]
BY RAMZI BAROUD, ARABNEWS.COM Iraqi Shiite fighters chanted “Labeiki ya Zaynab,” as they swayed, dancing with their rifles before TV news cameras in Baghdad on June 13. They were apparently getting ready for a difficult fight ahead. That chant alone is enough to demonstrate the ugly sectarian nature of the […]
AMMAN — The Jordan Press Foundation will issue a supplement with Al Rai Arabic daily on Tuesday that focuses on sectarianism, extremism and the future of the region. The 12-page supplement, prepared by Al Rai Centre for Studies, deals with several current issues, including obstacles in dealing with extremism and […]
Rana Hussaini, Jordan Times AMMAN — Around 20 men and women protested in front of the Interior Ministry on Monday demanding full citizenship rights for children of Jordanians women married […]
(RNS) Recent college grads, take note: Mentioning a campus religion group on your resume — particularly a Muslim club — may lead to significantly fewer job opportunities. Two new sociology studies find new graduates who included a religious mention on a resume were much less likely to hear back from […]
Jakarta. The “war on terror” proclaimed by US President George W. Bush after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack in New York has largely been wound down by his successor, […]
Note by the editor: This is an old post, however, due to the happenings in Iraq this week it is again interesting to understand what is happening in Kurdistan – and around it … TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2013 Stratfor By Reva Bhalla At the edge of empires lies Kurdistan, the […]